Signs of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

The list of medical symptoms mentioned in various sources for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease may include:

• No early symptoms
• Lower abdominal pain
• Foul-smelling vaginal discharge
• Vaginal odor
• Cramps
• Irregular menstrual bleeding
• Menstrual pain
• more symptoms...»

List of 17 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Symptoms

Note that Pelvic Inflammatory Disease symptoms usually refers to various medical symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Pelvic Inflammatory Disease signs may often refer to those signs that are only noticable by a doctor.

Signs or Symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease:

PID: DSTD (Excerpt)

Symptoms of PID vary from none to severe. Particularly when it is caused by chlamydial infection, PID may produce only mild symptoms or no symptoms at all, even while it is seriously damaging the internal reproductive organs. Because of the vague symptoms, PID goes unrecognized both by women and by their health care providers about two thirds of the time. Women who do have symptoms of PID most commonly have lower abdominal pain. Other signs and symptoms include fever, unusual vaginal discharge that may have a foul odor, painful intercourse, painful urination, irregular menstrual bleeding, and pain in the right upper abdomen (rare). (Source: excerpt from PID: DSTD)

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID (Excerpt)

The major symptoms of PID are lower abdominal pain and abnormal vaginal discharge. Other symptoms such as fever, pain in the right upper abdomen, painful intercourse, and irregular menstrual bleeding can occur as well. PID, particularly when caused by chlamydial infection, may produce only minor symptoms or no symptoms at all, even though it can seriously damage the reproductive organs. (Source: excerpt from Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: NWHIC (Excerpt)

The major symptoms of PID are lower abdominal pain and abnormal vaginal discharge. Other symptoms such as fever, pain in the right upper abdomen, painful intercourse, and irregular menstrual bleeding can occur as well. PID, particularly when caused by chlamydia, may produce only minor symptoms or no symptoms at all, even though it can seriously damage the reproductive organs. Women with "atypical pelvic inflammatory disease" experience only mild symptoms, unrecognized symptoms, or possibly, in many cases no symptoms ("silent pelvic inflammatory disease"). This more indolent but insidious form of pelvic inflammatory disease is less likely to be detected compared to symptomatic pelvic inflammatory disease, thus placing unsuspecting women at increased risk of disease sequelae. (Source: excerpt from Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: NWHIC)

More Symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease:

More detailed symptom information may be found on the symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease article. In addition to the above medical information, to get a full picture of the possible signs or symptoms of this condition and also possibly the signs and symptoms of its related medical conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by:

• Complications of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
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• Associated conditions for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
• Risk factors for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
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What are the signs of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease?

The phrase "signs of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease" should, strictly speaking, refer only to those signs and symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease that are not readily apparent to the patient. The word "symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease" is the more general meaning; see symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.

The signs and symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. This medical information about signs and symptoms for Pelvic Inflammatory Disease has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease signs or Pelvic Inflammatory Disease symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Pelvic Inflammatory Disease symptoms.

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